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Papamio's at Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas, NV P224
 
In years past, Las Vegas has provided me some memorable Italian meals.  This was memorable as well, but not because it was good.

Papamio's looked like a good restaurant with "normal" prices, but my initial experience was negative.  With twelve empty tables in easy view, being told in a rather surly manner the wait would be 20 - 30 minutes did not endear me to the restaurant.  I'm sorry, folks, it's not my fault you don't have enough servers, if I'm hungry, there's no line up and twelve empty tables, you must not want my money very badly.  OK...so let's try again the following night. 

Same restaurant, same time, only a couple of empty tables, same "hostess"...no problem getting seated.

Pretty decent waiter who seemed just a bit "slick", but reasonably attentive and certainly polite. 

The Chianti Riserva was good, but a tad overpriced at $7.50 per glass.  The Calamari was good, but nothing special. 

The Penne Pasta with garlic, olive oil and mushrooms wasn't bad...but it wasn't good either.  I don't understand why the pasta is EVER served when it's chewy and gummy.   It takes very little skill to prepare it "al dente" and that's the way it should be served. 

Food: B. Attitude: A-B. Ambiance: A Las Vegas A. Parking: Tons of parking! Service: B...a tad slow. Value: A.

 
Papamio's at Sam's Town Hotel Overall grade: B
5111 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, NV 89122
Phone: (702) 456-7777
Date of visit: 4/2000 Rcvd: 5/2/2000
Submitted by: HCG, Tualatin, OR C2 R235
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